December 5, 2018

Soweto Gospel Choir
“Songs of the Free,” A Celebration of Nelson Mandela

Soweto Gospel Choir
“Songs of the Free,” A Celebration of Nelson Mandela

Wednesday | 8 P.M.

December 5, 2018

$55, $50 | $5 Fairfield University students
Quick Member: $35

December 5, 2018

$55, $50 | $5 Fairfield University students
Quick Member: $35

Meticulous and unstoppable…spirited and spectacular

— The New York Times

Direct from South Africa, the Oscar-nominated and two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir is an awe-inspiring 20-member ensemble that thrills audiences worldwide. In addition to highlighting a few cherished Christmas songs, Soweto Gospel Choir is celebrating the centenary of the birth of the father of their “rainbow nation,” Nelson Mandela, with the program “Songs of the Free.” The evening will include South African classics as well as freedom songs and gospel music much-loved by Mandela for whom the Soweto Gospel Choir had the privilege of performing in front of on multiple times during his life.

Lifting the hearts of audiences globally since 2002, Soweto Gospel Choir is an Ambassador for Nelson Mandela’s 46664 campaign and has performed at the Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and New York concerts with artists such as Peter Gabriel, Bono, Queen, Jimmy Cliff, Johnny Clegg, Eddie Grant, Amy Winehouse, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.